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LilysMom2003
04-25-2006, 08:08 AM
I'm the type that wouldn't know a famous person if they walked up and told me so, but our friend pointed out William H Macy, Felicity Huffman and their kids in the park yesterday. I was a little bummed to see they weren't standing in line like everyone else (it was crowded yesterday) but oh well. Just thought I'd share! :)

dsnydon
04-25-2006, 08:22 AM
Yep, that would be them:)

tod
04-25-2006, 09:02 AM
They can cut in front of me any time. That's how much I liked Sports Night.

--t
waqiting for Transamerica to come out on DVD because I missed it in the theatres

Dedwards
04-25-2006, 09:14 AM
Celebs don't just get to cut in line. Unless they are there for disenyland.

They most the time do pay the extra for this treatmeant. I did this once for a family gathering in '92 very expensive but was worth it we only had 7 hours time .


For celeb's my very expensive is not the same as thier's and most celebs have a hard time going to a place like disneyland with thier kids and not being bothered all day long.

So don't dispair they paid extra to go to front of lines. This option is open to anyone willing to pay.

Tinkermommy
04-25-2006, 09:19 AM
I was a little bummed to see they weren't standing in line like everyone else (it was crowded yesterday) but oh well.

As much as I ordinarily despise "line cutters," I'm glad Disneyland has a system in place to allow celebrities to avoid waiting in line with us of the unwashed masses.

About 10 years ago, I had the incredibly good fortune of getting to write for Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. They were elderly, had been out of the limelight for some time, but had a loyal and sometimes rabid fan base. At appearances, most fans were wonderful, but many acted like they owned the pair, or that Roy & Dale somehow owed them something. There were times when I found it downright scary!

I was reminded of those days when the Reese Witherspoon-California Adventure thread was going. I thought it was sad that her child couldn't have a "normal" birthday outing without a little pal getting bonked with a camera.

I know fame has its price, but I'd sure hate to be in line with my child behind somebody famous when recognition set in!

DaddyB
04-25-2006, 09:44 AM
They can cut in front of me any time. That's how much I liked Sports Night.
--t


AMEN, BRUDDA

hg0079
04-25-2006, 10:18 AM
I guess I have a different opinion.

I don't think they should have the option to buy their way to the front.

Malcon10t
04-25-2006, 10:32 AM
I guess I have a different opinion.

I don't think they should have the option to buy their way to the front.When we were there a couple weeks ago, there was a famous football player being escorted thru the park. I was glad he was getting to take his son thru the park without being mobbed. They do pay a nice fee for the escort, but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be them trying to get thru the park without someone to handle the issues. I guess you could say its "buying their way to the front", but I see it as trying to visit the park without being mobbed in every line. It is sad security has to be tight because people cannot respect their privacy.

Dedwards
04-25-2006, 10:40 AM
It's buying thier way to the front sure and I think it actually helps everyone. But the key point is the option to get the escorted VIP treatment is available to everyone who can pay it is not something only offered to celebs.


The last company I worked for, years ago had a club33 memebership and we had clients flown in from overseas then taken by helicopter to the hotel and escorted all day and then brouhgt to us while thier family stayed and enjoyed . You would be surpised how many people are not waiting in line each day.

honeymoon @disney
04-25-2006, 10:53 AM
It may seem unfair, because we're all used to celebrities getting "top-of-the-line" treatment because they're stars, and often things for free! (which I find is the great irony of it all-once you have money you don't need it). However, having them go to the front of the line is probably speeding up your Disney experience. Think of how congested the walkways can get when a Disney Character shows up, and people expect to see them. If you're in a twenty mnute line containing a celebrity, with fans and photographers, it would probably be an even longer wait. Better they get right on the ride, and the crazy fans can follow them elsewhere while you get on your ride!

hg0079
04-25-2006, 10:57 AM
having the money to buy your way to the front celeb or not is wrong. I guess I would be more ok with Celebs going to the front if they didn't pay. It teaches that those with money can get out of things (like long lines) and can get more done.

I know it's unreasonable but hire a stand in to stand there for you and wait in seclusion till it's your turn.

or maybe each celeb should realize there is a price you pay for being a celeb and disneyland mobs is one of them....

MrsPooh
04-25-2006, 11:09 AM
We were at Universal Studios once when Sinbad was there with his kids. People were mobbing him. He kept saying, "Hey, I just want some private time to enjoy the park with my kids. Please leave us alone." Unfortunately, people weren't listening. Sad.

I did get a pic from a distance though! :geek: ;)

Unfortunately, as Tinkermommy said, some people can be downright obnoxious to celebrities. Crazy.

hlbtimes2
04-25-2006, 11:10 AM
having the money to buy your way to the front celeb or not is wrong. I guess I would be more ok with Celebs going to the front if they didn't pay. It teaches that those with money can get out of things (like long lines) and can get more done.

I know it's unreasonable but hire a stand in to stand there for you and wait in seclusion till it's your turn.

or maybe each celeb should realize there is a price you pay for being a celeb and disneyland mobs is one of them....

It is not wrong or unfair or teaching something bad. It is available to anyone that has worked hard enough to spend their money on the privilege. It would be unfair if Disney offered if free of charge or if they didnt offer to let anyone purchase it. But, that is not the case. Start saving and you can have VIP treatment and skip the lines as well!

ssmccullough
04-25-2006, 11:52 AM
I agree with the above post. Everyone could have the opportunity to 'purchase the front of the line pass'. Some, however, must work harder to get that privilege.

On the 'pay for the front of the line' deal though, I remember reading somewhere that Walt never wanted things like that in his park -- he wanted everyone to get in the same line and be equal to one another (of course 50 years later the WORLD has changed alot). Just thought of it while reading this post.

Bolivar
04-25-2006, 11:57 AM
It is a basic tenant of our system, we ration supply by cost -- that is what capitalism is. If two people want to buy a house, the one who is willing to pay the most will get it. Bill Gates gets more stuff than I do, that includes not having to stand in line.

You're talking crazy Bolshevik talk with your everyone stands in line stuff. Next thing you'll be saying free healthcare or that David Crosby shouldn't have been able to get to the head of the line for a new liver.

hg0079
04-25-2006, 11:58 AM
exactly, it's not something walt would want.

And no not everyone can afford it. I know some people who barely can afford to get to disneyland for one day and that is after the husband worked a second job and they drove down and stayed in the cheapest hotel but wanted their kids to remember disneyland as child

Not everyone can afford club 33 but that is different it isn't taking from the gerneral public.

hg0079
04-25-2006, 12:01 PM
You're talking crazy Bolshevik talk with your everyone stands in line stuff. Next thing you'll be saying free healthcare or that David Crosby shouldn't have been able to get to the head of the line for a new liver.


Excuse me, I so far have seen very nice "agree to disagree" discussion going on. Calling my opinion crazy is not called for and is very rude. I have reported your comment as I feel it is a bullying tactic

DisneyDustin22
04-25-2006, 12:02 PM
Everyone sees it a different way. You could be one of those people who leaves celebs and famous people alone and "observes from a distance". But for every 1 person who feels that way, theres most likely 15 to 20 others who will mob the heck out that person without a care in the world.

Imagine if Tom Cruise brought his baby their right now. I don't even want to know the hysteria that would cause.

It's not more so they are buying their way to the front, but more they are purchasing a service that will help them enjoy their day better based on what it would be like if they walked in "unguarded".

Technically, anyone who enters Disneyland has the option to "get to the front" with fast pass. And I know we are all guilty of it. Can anyone honestly sit there and tell me that when you walk into Splash on a hot day and bypass that 120 min line, you dont feel somewhat special? Walking freely with your FP in hand by all those miserable looking people who suddenly hate you because you're doing the "fast pass walk"? ;) We all do it. Imagine waiting in that line and every 5 seconds you're taking a picture with someone, or signing your name, or having complete strangers converse with you like they have known you since birth?

hg0079
04-25-2006, 12:07 PM
Dustin,

you are right, we all see things differently. You are right I am not one to rush a star. I think it's crazy. I also think that being a celeb comes with consiquences.

Part of me understands what everyone is saying that it's best for us all, I guess I am having more of an issue with some rich person who wouldn't be hounded buying their way to the front.

I work for a very wealthy family. If we were to go to disneyland, you best believe he would purchase this however if we stood in line, he wouldn't be mobbed. I would feel guilty as a parent has to explain to their child why the other people had money to buy their way to the front but that they couldn't afford it.

so there are 2 issues going on here. What is best for everyone when Celebs visit disneyland and what has happened to Walts vision is "anyone" can buy their way to the front?

Malcon10t
04-25-2006, 12:37 PM
I work for a very wealthy family. If we were to go to disneyland, you best believe he would purchase this however if we stood in line, he wouldn't be mobbed. I would feel guilty as a parent has to explain to their child why the other people had money to buy their way to the front but that they couldn't afford it.

so there are 2 issues going on here. What is best for everyone when Celebs visit disneyland and what has happened to Walts vision is "anyone" can buy their way to the front?First off, when it is happening, your child would never know it. None of my kids (who are older teens) even realized it and we were right there when it was happening. Its not like they are saying "Out of the way, celeb coming thru!!!" Had I not been right there and realized who it was, I would never have known myself.

If I remember right, the cost is somewhere around $250 an hour with a 4 hour minimum. You aren't guaranteed getting on rides, and while they do work with you about rides, even wait times will still exist. (On Splash Mountain, where I saw the football player, from the time he and his entourage entered til the time they exited, it was about 30 minutes. The wait time for the ride was about 90 minutes at the time.)

hg0079
04-25-2006, 12:41 PM
but it doesn't mean that I don't feel it's wrong. I know that the kids I nanny for to get this treatment they feel they are intitled too and when returning house would brag to their friends at school (who aren't wealthy)

I just think it is an option that Disney could have done with out.

Malcon10t
04-25-2006, 12:49 PM
but it doesn't mean that I don't feel it's wrong. I know that the kids I nanny for to get this treatment they feel they are intitled too and when returning house would brag to their friends at school (who aren't wealthy)

I just think it is an option that Disney could have done with out.If their parents would spend this kind of money on this, I am very surprised they would have them in a school where this would happen. Generally, parents who woudl put out this kind of money on a vacation and have a nanny, would have their children in a fairly exclusive school also.

Now, as this has been going on for an extremely long time, and a lot of people don't know about it tells you people don't generally brag about it. As far as Walt's thought on it, it happened during his time too, and often Walt went with the escort for bigger named celebs, so I cannot say he was against it.

hg0079
04-25-2006, 12:52 PM
with out getting off topic

they do go to an exclusive school. they go to a school that is half hearing impared and half not it is an oral school where there are 2 teacher to 16 kids, it's spendy but half the kids there have parents who barely can pay but their kids are deaf.

As a nanny I see first hand a whole lot of stuff that happens when kids grow up thinking money can buy everything

hlbtimes2
04-25-2006, 12:59 PM
Frankly, I glad they have the option and that celebs use it. I would rather not have other guests pushing past me to see a celeb. Or forming large groups around them blocking sidewalks or walkways. Can you picture the traffic jam that would be created if a famous celeb was to stop and sign autographs near Jungle cruise and Indy? NO ONE would be able to walk thru. IMHO, it really helps everyone out.

As for the kids you nanny bragging and feeling entitled- that is just a sign of poor parenting. We are far from wealthy, but my kids get more then some of their friends. They know that. They also know its rude to brag about it. I've taught them compasion, sympathy, empathy and basic manners. They are thankful for what they get.

hg0079
04-25-2006, 01:31 PM
Frankly, I glad they have the option and that celebs use it. I would rather not have other guests pushing past me to see a celeb. Or forming large groups around them blocking sidewalks or walkways. Can you picture the traffic jam that would be created if a famous celeb was to stop and sign autographs near Jungle cruise and Indy? NO ONE would be able to walk thru. IMHO, it really helps everyone out.

As for the kids you nanny bragging and feeling entitled- that is just a sign of poor parenting. We are far from wealthy, but my kids get more then some of their friends. They know that. They also know its rude to brag about it. I've taught them compasion, sympathy, empathy and basic manners. They are thankful for what they get.

your right it is bad parenting.... maybe that is why I feel the way I do about people with money. I really really don't wanna continue on with this. So I have a differnet opinion. That's ok. I think you all have valid point too.

ha ha could you imagine Snow White getting jealous because Angelina Jole's line is longer?